A group of Greek officers and Polish Legionaires pose for a photograph at Werl. Polish officers who refused to take an oath to the new Regency government in Warsaw in 1916 were sent to prison camps in Germany and Austria-Hungary to serve the remainder of the war in captivity.
French, British, and Russian prisoners sit on prayer rugs facing Mecca outside of the mosque. The Germans hoped to recruit Muslim POW's to fight on behalf of the Turkish Sultan by showing their support for subject Muslims in the French, British, and Russian Empires.
A group of Russian prisoners enjoy a soccer match at the prison camp at Cassel. Sports helped keep POW's in physical shape and provided entertainment for spectators.
Fires in crowded prison camps were a constant danger to the POW's. These French prisoners are conducting a fire drill in Darmstadt in which the prisoners practice training their fire hose on the roof of one of the barracks.
A Belgian prisoner of war peruses the bookshelves in the Flemish library at Goettingen. The library is well stocked with furniture and pictures decorate the wall. The YMCA made every effort to obtain books for POW's in a wide range of languages.
A British prisoner drew this picture of a two-story house, known as the "Turkish Khan," where the Turks incarcerated British POW's in Ouchak. A minaret of the mosque stands in the background of the drawing.
Members of a Russian band stand in the snow with their musical instruments and the contents of a WPA recreation chest displayed on the ground. An unidentified YMCA secretary in civilian clothing stands on the right hand side. The Association made every effort to provide Allied prisoners with materials they needed in prison camps.
Education. Barbour Hall Junior Military School band performing in band shell. Client: Barbour Hall Junior Military School, Wirtz (Photographic Negative)
People Working. Four men carrying railroad tie on railroad tracks demonstrating use of industrial tongs. Client: Balch Manufacturing Company (Photographic Negative)
